Finland, a country in the Nordic region, is known for many things, from the Aurora Borealis to saunas to its many lakes. But it is the "social innovation" of the Baby Box that changed the country's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Americans began spotting videos of free European "baby boxes" filled with all sorts of products infants need for the first ...

Since 1938, the Finnish government has been giving expectant mothers in Finland free boxes filled with baby items. The box is designed to serve as a safe infant sleeping spot. The Äitiyspakkaus ...

Although Ella Mae Formel works full time in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, money is tight for the new mother. Her baby, Oliver, was born at the end of March, and making sure she had everything she ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The arrival of a baby box full of useful products is a rite of passage for expectant Finnish parents - but they are tainted by abuse of workers creating many of ...

HELSINKI (Reuters) - From their suburban Helsinki homes, three thirty-something fathers are hoping to create an international market for a peculiarly Finnish package - a baby box. Finland has sent the ...

HELSINKI (AP) — A future British king or queen might spend some early hours sleeping in a cardboard box — if a maternity package donated by Finland's social security service proves a success. The ...

New York City could soon help ease the stress of being a new parent by giving expectant mothers care packages filled with essential supplies. In October, outgoing Mayor Eric Adams launched “NYC Baby ...

When Americans began spotting videos of free European "baby boxes" filled with all sorts of products infants need for the first year of life, they were absolutely ...